The European automotive industry is striving to adapt to market changes driven by the dual green and digital transition. Electrification has become the main strategy for reducing CO2 emissions, especially in urban traffic. At the same time, the average size and weight of cars have greatly increased. Big electric cars are the trend, but are they really the solution? Could better planning and optimisation of resources help?

EPSRS Science and Technology Podcast - What if the problem with cars was not their method of propulsion?

The European Disability Card and the European Parking Card are initiatives aimed at tackling the obstacles encountered by people with disabilities while travelling in EU countries other than their own. Designed to provide holders with recognised proof of their disability status, these cards streamline access to services, promote free movement and support equal rights within the EU.

European Disability Card

It’s something we find more or less everywhere: in our cars, in our homes and on our phones. What is it? The radio, of course! And 13 February is World Radio Day. Let’s take a look at a trusty media format that even saved the Eiffel Tower from being torn down.

World Radio Day

A Greek, German and British consortium has won the 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize. The investigation took an in-depth look into the events surrounding the loss of the fishing trawler Adriana on 14 June 2023 some 50 nautical miles off Pylos, in south-western Greece, killing over 600 migrants who had left Libya some days earlier. 
The award contributes to the promotion of principles and values of the EU, as enshrined in the European Charter of Human Rights. It in honour of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese journalist, blogger and anti-corruption activist killed in 2017.

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2023

2022. aasta Daphne Caruana Galizia auhinna said ajakirjanikud Clément Di Roma ja Carol Valade dokumentaalfilmi eest „Kesk-Aafrika Vabariik Venemaa mõju all“. Clément Di Roma on kanali France24 video- ja fotokorrespondent Rwandas. Multimeediareporter Carol Valade töötab Aafrikas pressikorrespondendina.

Daphne Caruana Galizia nimeline ajakirjandusauhind 2022

The European Parliament and its elected Members are the citizens’ voice in the European Union. That’s why we want to make Parliament accessible to everyone. News in Brief gives you a quick overview of the day’s main topics in all official Union languages. This broadcast is brought to you by the European Parliament. You can find more programmes here:

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2022

The European Commission outlined various approaches to capture and store or isolate carbon dioxide emissions, or capture already released carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere to reduce the concentration and thereby its warming effect. Various solutions, both technology- and nature-based, are being brought forward to this end. A key challenge will be to ensure permanence of carbon dioxide removals, whether in underground geological storage or through actively managed natural processes, such as carbon farming and management practices in the land use, land-use change and forestry sectors.

EPRS policy podcast - Sustainable carbon cycles: Promoting removal, storage and recycling

Care work provided in homes and institutions is a public good that is under-valued by society. Care workers are more likely to have low earnings and precarious working conditions. About 9 in 10 care workers are women. Most unpaid care work within households is carried out by women. The 'unpaid care penalty' for women in the EU, which is equivalent to the earnings they lost because of this unbalanced distribution of care responsibilities, is estimated to reach €242 billion per year. EU action in the care sector has the potential for high returns for society. Fostering the 'equal earner – equal carer model' could generate benefits of between €24 billion and €48 billion a year.

EPRS policy podcast - What if care work were recognised as a driver of sustainable growth?

Care work provided in homes and institutions is a public good that is under-valued by society. Care workers are more likely to have low earnings and precarious working conditions. Moreover, women carry out the bulk of unpaid care work within households. EU action in the care sector has the potential for high returns for society. Fostering the 'equal earner – equal carer model' could generate benefits of between €24 billion and €48 billion a year.

Care work as a driver of sustainable growth - english

On 3 May, World Press Freedom Day, the European Parliament officially launched the second edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism. Set up in 2019, the prize aims to recognise outstanding in-depth journalistic work on topics that are relevant to the European Union as a whole or to some of its Member States. The award contributes to the promotion of EU principles and values, as enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism

The aim of the legislative proposal for a Union certification framework for carbon removals initiative is to ensure high-quality EU certified carbon removals, through a transparent and credible governance framework. In doing so, this would open up the possibility for further investments towards carbon removal activities and increased deployment.

EPRS podcast policy - A Union certification framework for carbon removals

You probably use satellite navigation systems to find your way around in the street or in the car. The EU makes it easier to move across its internal borders during your travels. Here is how.

This is what Europe does for users of satellite navigation systems

Se poate întâmpla să aveți nevoie de un tratament care nu este disponibil în țara dumneavoastră sau care nu este disponibil la timp. Din fericire, Uniunea vă oferă posibilitatea să vă tratați în alte țări din Europa.

Ce face Europa pentru pacienții care beneficiază de îngrijiri medicale în străinătate

Inundațiile, valurile de căldură și seceta sunt catastrofele naturale care au loc cel mai frecvent în Uniune, însă milioane de oameni trăiesc și în zone expuse riscului de cutremure sau în apropierea vulcanilor activi. Prin urmare, este bine să știm că, atunci când se produce un dezastru, Uniunea ne poate ajuta.

Ce face Europa pentru persoanele care locuiesc în zone afectate de dezastre

Are you thinking of buying a new car? The EU wants to make sure people buying a new car feel confident when choosing their motors. Here is how.

This is what Europe does for new car buyers

Over 1 million people in the EU are in long-term residential care either because of a physical or mental disability or because of old age. Here’s what the EU is doing to ensure they get the specific care they need.

This is what Europe does for people in residential care

Did you cycle to work this morning? If you did, good for you! Not only does cycling help with traffic and pollution, it also makes us less dependent on cars and fuels. Here’s how the EU is supporting cycling across its member states.

This is what Europe does for cyclists

Plastics are everywhere in our daily life: they are used in packaging, buildings, cars, electronics, agriculture and other sectors. On 3 July 2021, the EU ban on disposable plastics comes into effect. This will concern straws, cups, cutlery, plates, but also balloon rods.

Single-use plastic products are used once, or for a short period of time, before being thrown away. The impacts of this plastic waste on the environment and our health are global and can be drastic. Single-use plastic products are more likely to end up in our seas than reusable options.

The 10 most commonly found single-use plastic items on European beaches, alongside fishing gear, represent 70% of all marine litter in the EU. According to the directive on single-use plastics where sustainable alternatives are easily available and affordable, single-use plastic products cannot be placed on the markets of EU Member States. This applies to cotton bud sticks, cutlery, plates, straws, stirrers, and sticks for balloons.

It will also apply to cups, food and beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene, and on all products made of oxo-degradable plastic. The EU aims to become a forerunner in the global fight against marine litter and plastic pollution. EU rules aim to reduce the volume and impact of certain plastic products on environment.

Plastics production is 20 times higher than in 1960s, and is forecast to almost quadruple by 2050. Although there are thousands of types of plastics, 90% of plastics are derived from virgin fossil fuels. About 6% of global oil consumption is used to produce plastics; by 2050, this share could reach 20%. In Europe, about 40% of post-consumer plastic waste is incinerated with energy recovery, and the rest is either landfilled or recycled. About half of the plastic waste collected and recycled is treated in the European Union; the other half is exported, mainly to China.

EU Strategy for Plastics and packaging

The European Parliament has regularly called for ambitious measures reducing greenhouse gas emissions in road transport.

The EP has been pushing for the implemention of its 2030 goals to be in line with the targets set by the Paris Agreement. MEPs managed to push through a higher target for reducing EU fleet-wide emissions for new cars by 2030 (40% compared to the EU Commission’s 30%; year of reference 2021). There is an intermediate target of 20% by 2025.&nbsp; Similar targets are set for new vans as well.

Car emissions

There are many examples of AI being used in everyday life: Online shopping and advertising; Web search; Digital personal assistants; Machine translations; Smart homes, cities and infrastructure; Cars; Cybersecurity; Artificial intelligence against Covid-19; Fighting disinformation, etc. &nbsp;

In March Plenary session the Parliament approved the Artificial Intelligence Act that ensures safety and compliance with fundamental rights, while boosting innovation.

The regulation, agreed in negotiations with member states in December 2023, was endorsed by MEPs with 523 votes in favour, 46 against and 49 abstentions.

It aims to protect fundamental rights, democracy, the rule of law and environmental sustainability from high-risk AI, while boosting innovation and establishing Europe as a leader in the field. The regulation establishes obligations for AI based on its potential risks and level of impact.

Robotics and artificial intelligence

&nbsp;Arelatively recent phenomenon, the collaborative economy has become to the centre of the interest&nbsp;a decade in some areas of activities, such as car-sharing or short-term lets. Although it is now a well-known term – with alternative names from the 'sharing' to 'gig' to 'peer-to-peer' economy – it remains difficult to grasp precisely, beyond the central feature that potential consumers and providers are connected via a digital platform that matches demand and supply, providing cheap access to information on a very large scale.

These 'match-makers' make it possible for non-professional providers to offer goods and servicesin a wide range of activities, generating value and with the potential for further development.

The success of collaborative platforms has raised concerns regarding workers’ rights and unfair advantages these firms might enjoy over traditional companies that are bound by stricter legal regulations. Taxation issues in the collaborative economy increasingly highlight the need for an in-depth look into taxation, focusing on the link between the value created and tax, and the need for a level playing field for incumbent business facing competition from these new entrants to the market.

See more on this topic by visiting our package&nbsp; for the 8th parliamentary term.

Collaborative economy

Emergency call devices that automatically alert rescue services to car crashes will have to be fitted to all new models of cars and light vans as of 31 March.

With eCall, emergency services' response time will be reduced by 50% in rural areas and 40% in urban areas, leading to a reduction of fatalities estimated at up to 1,500 saved lives per year. The legislation has made the system based on a public emergency call using the European emergency number 112 and operating across borders

eCall system

Artificial intelligence (AI) raises a number of ethical and political challenges for the present and near future, with driverless cars and search engines in the news.

Potential issues range from job disruption to privacy violations. Over a longer term, if AI becomes as or more intelligent than humans, other governance issues such as safety and control may increase in importance.

Robotics and artificial intelligence - 8th parliamentary term

The European Parliament held a second plenary session in October in Strasbourg.

The highlights of the October II plenary session included a debate on the conclusions of the last European Council meeting and the presentation of a new agenda for EU leaders, as well as the presentation of the 2018 Commission work programme. Members paid tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese journalist killed in a car bomb explosion on 16 October.

Plenary session - October II

Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer, has acknowledged that many millions of its cars sold worldwide have been specially equipped to trick emission tests, so as to appear less polluting.

Long before VW’s emissions test-cheating software was revealed, MEPs repeatedly urged that car emissions testing should take account of real-world driving conditions, so as to end obvious discrepancies between official and real consumption and emissions figures.

Car emissions - 8th parliamentary term

A Greek, German and British consortium has won the 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for investigating the Adriana shipwreck, which left over 600 migrants dead off Pylos in Greece.

The joint investigation by the Greek investigative outlet Solomon, in collaboration with Forensis, the German public broadcaster StrgF/ARD, and the British newspaper The Guardian revealed how the deadliest migrant shipwreck in recent history happened as a result of the actions taken by the Greek Coast Guard. It also reveals inconsistencies in the Greek authorities’ official accounts.

The awards ceremony&nbsp;take place each year around 16 October, the date Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated. The prize and the €20 000 prize money demonstrates the European Parliament’s strong support for investigative journalism and the importance of free press. Over the last few years, Parliament has warned about attempts both in the EU and beyond to undermine media pluralism.

Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese writer, blogger and anti-corruption activist, who reported on political events in Malta. In particular, she focused on investigative journalism, reporting on government corruption,allegations of money laundering and organized crime. She was killed in a car bomb explosion on 16 October 2017.

Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism

The&nbsp; European Academy of Yuste Foundation set up the Carlos V European Award in order to reward the work of people, organisations, projects, or initiatives which through their efforts and dedication have contributed to the general knowledge and enhancement of Europe'ss cultural, social, scientific, and historical values, as well as to the process of European construction and integration

 
In order to highlight the work of these leaders, the Carlos V European Award is presented by a jury made up of distinguished figures. The presentation of the award takes place at a ceremony at the Royal Monastery of Yuste, presided over by the Spanish Royal Family. The Carlos V European Award represents the spirit of the construction of a united Europe

Carlos V European Award

On the 16th October 2017, the Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb explosion. Ms Caruana Galizia gave to the Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (PANA) evidence about her work on the Panama Papers at a meeting in February 2017 in Malta.

Every day journalists risk their lives to help keep us informed. Freedom of Press is considered to be an essential element of democracy by the European Parliament, which strongly supports it within the EU and beyond. Article 11 of the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights clearly states that “freedom and pluralism of the media shall be respected”.

Press freedom in Malta (2019-2020)

Geo-blocking and other geographically-based restrictions undermine online shopping and cross-border sales. Proposed in May 2016 as part of the Digital Single Market, the Regulation to end unjustified geoblocking was identified as a legislative priority for 2017.

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For citizens this means they will be able to buy their new electrical goods online, rent a car or get their concert tickets across borders the same as they do at home. It will ensure that they no longer face barriers such as being asked to pay with a debit or credit card issued in another country. For businesses, this means more legal certainty to operate cross-border.

Geo-blocking - 8th parliamentary term

Artificial intelligence (AI) raises a number of ethical and political challenges for the present and near future, with driverless cars and search engines in the news.

The term Artificial Intelligence is commonly used to refer to a range of technologies such as software, algorithms, processes, and robots that - contrary to machines only acting on human command - are able to acquire analytical capabilities and to perform tasks.

AI-based systems are already used across many sectors for providing different servicesand is transforming the society.

See more on this topic by visiting our <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/robotics-and-artificial-intelligence-8th-parliamentary-term_11003_pk">package</a> for the 8th parliamentary term.

Robotics and artificial intelligence (2019-2020)

In May 2021, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on a revision of the 2009 Blue Card directive to make it easier for employers in EU member states to hire third country nationals. Originally proposed by the Commission in 2016, this will be the only legislative change at EU level in the field of legal labour migration in recent years.

The revised directive on entry and residence conditions foresees more flexible criteria, including a lower threshold for the minimum salary that applicants must earn in order to qualify for a Blue Card. It also expands the rights of beneficiaries with simplified intra-EU mobility and faster family reunification procedures.

EU Blue Card

Press freedom in Malta

As of 3 December 2018, Europeans are able to shop online without unjustified geo-blocking, wherever they are in the EU.

For citizens this means that they are able to buy their new electrical goods online, rent a car or get their concert tickets across borders as they do at home. Consumers no longer face barriers such as being asked to pay with a debit or credit card issued in another country. For businesses, this means more legal certainty to operate cross-border.

#EUelections2019 - Geo-blocking

New EU rules to reduce emissions from passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers is debated and voted by MEPs.

The regulation governing the type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (Euro 7), provisionally agreed with the Council in December 2023, aims to support the EU’s transition towards clean mobility and improve air quality.

For passenger cars and vans, the current Euro 6 exhaust emissions limits and test conditions will be maintained, while stricter limits would be applied for buses and trucks. The Euro 7 standards also tackle non-exhaust emissions (microplastics from tyres and particles from brakes) and include requirements concerning battery durability.

Plenary Debate - Euro 7

Press conference - Driving licence rules

Commissioner and Rapporteur Nicola BEER (Renew, DE), Rapporteur, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU (on behalf of INTA Committee), Jessica POLFJÄRD (on behalf of ENVI Committee), Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Miriam LEXMANN (on behalf of AFET Committee) and Franc BOGOVIČ (on behalf of REGI Committee) deliver opening statements and consequent MEPS  debate on the Framework for Ensuring a Secure and Sustainable Supply of Critical Raw Materials in a plenary session in Strasbourg. 

Electric cars, solar panels and smartphones - all of them contain critical raw materials. They are pivotal for the EU’s green and digital transitions, and securing their supply is crucial for the European Union's economic resilience, technological leadership, and strategic autonomy. Since the Russian war against Ukraine and an increasingly aggressive Chinese trade and industrial policy, cobalt, lithium and other raw materials have also become a geopolitical factor.

The Critical Raw Materials Act, informally agreed with Council in November, should make the EU more competitive and sovereign by cutting red tape, promoting innovation along the entire value chain, and supporting SMEs. It also aims to boost research and the development of alternative materials and more environmentally-friendly mining and production methods.The legislation will set up economic incentives and a more stable and secure business framework for mining and recycling projects, with faster and simpler authorisation procedures.

Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials

EP Plenary session - Joint Debate - Disability cards

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Tram Talk with Portuguese youth and Carlos MOEDAS, Mayor of Lisbon

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Their Royal Highness Prince Carl PHILIP and Princess SOFIA of Sweden

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Austria - Meeting with Caroline EDTSTADLER, Federal Minister for EU and Constitution

EMPL LIBE - Trilogue on the project of a directive extending the European Disability Card to Third Country Nationals

Press conference on The review of EU driving licence rules

Official visit of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta - Visit to a Residential Care Home managed by Fondazzjoni Sebh

EMPL - Final trilogue on disability card

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Paul CARUANA GALIZIA, Matthew CARUANA GALIZIA and Andrew CARUANA GALIZIA

EU - Caribbean delegation meeting - Election of the new Chair

Visit of the Carol Singers MMXXIV

Carlo FIDANZA in the EP in Strasbourg

Carlos ZORRINHO in the EP in Brussels

EP Plenary session - Union certification framework for carbon removals

Press conference on Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses following the votes

ENVI - Vote on pesticides, carbon removals, glyphosate, CO2

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Rule of Law in Malta: 6 years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the need to protect journalists

Award Ceremony  Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2023

Constitutive meeting of the Caribbean-EU Parliamentary Assembly

Joint committee on Development and committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and in association with the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and the Delegation to the Caribbean-EU Parliamentary Assembly

DEVE

FEMM

Press conference by Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Damien CARÊME, Paul TANG and Luděk NIEDERMAYER, rapporteurs on the provisional deal on anti-money laundering package

Award Ceremony  Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2023 - Welcome by Pina PICIERNO, EP Vice-President and statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Meeting of the Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee

DCAR

Composition of Parliament

Composition of political groups

Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 71) (action taken)

Children forcibly deported from Ukraine and the ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin (debate)

Resumption of the sitting

This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel (debate)

Statement by the President - 80th anniversary of the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto

Composition of committees and delegations

Voting time

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Keeping people healthy, water drinkable and soil liveable: getting rid of forever pollutants and strengthening EU chemical legislation now (topical debate)

Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCa) - Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets (recast) (debate)

Digital euro (debate)

Dieselgate: suspected widespread use of defeat devices in cars to reduce effectiveness of pollution control systems (debate) (debate)

EU Global Health Strategy (debate)

Universal Decriminalization of Homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda (debate)

The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa

Repression in Russia, in particular the cases of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Aleksei Navalny

The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria

Plenary session

DGEXPO - Care About What You Wear, Consume or Buy - performance and debate

Opening of the sitting

Amendment of the agenda

CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)

Address by Egils Levits, President of the Republic of Latvia

Tribute

Request for waiver of immunity

Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence: EU accession (debate)

Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence: EU accession (continuation of debate)

The EU priorities for the 67th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate) (debate)

Question Time (Commission) - Strengthened EU enlargement policy to the Western Balkans

Establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body (debate)

Response to the situation in Tunisia (debate)

Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)

Amendments to the European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) Regulation (debate)

Explanations of vote

Agenda of the next sitting

Approval of the minutes of the sitting

Press conference by Mohammed CHAHIM, rapporteur and Pascal CANFIN, chair of the ENVI Committee on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

EYY Thematic Session: Let´s Talk Future: European Wellbeing through Accessible Mental Health Care

EYY Thematic Session: Let´s Talk Future: European Wellbeing through Mainstreaming Mental Health Care

Press conference by Jan HUITEMA, rapporteur, on CO2 emission standards for cars and vans

Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2022: Award Ceremony

Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)

Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - CO2 emission standards for cars and vans

Corrigendum (Rule 241)(action taken)

The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF) (debate)

The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine (debate)

Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy (debate)

Closure of the sitting

Press conference by Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Co-chair,  Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Carlo FIDANZA and Michiel HOOGEVEEN on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Press conference by Carlos ZORRINHO and Peter KENILOREA Jr, Co-Chair of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Press conference by Younous OMARJEE, Chair of Regional Development Committee, and Elisa FERREIRA, the Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms on Cohesion's Action for Refugees in Europe (CARE)

&lt;p>Aujourd’hui, la démocratie peut nous paraître aller de soi dans l’Union européenne. Mais cela n’a pas toujours été le cas. Il n’y a pas si longtemps, des millions d’Européens ne pouvaient pas exercer leur droit de vote ni exprimer leurs opinions librement. Le simple fait d’être différent, d’avoir des convictions divergentes ou de vouloir changer de vie pouvait mettre leurs jours en danger. La démocratie est un héritage précieux des générations précédentes. Les Européens avaient soif de démocratie et se sont battus pour elle. Il nous appartient aujourd’hui de la défendre, de la rendre plus forte et de la transmettre aux générations futures. C’est en nous rendant aux urnes que nous pouvons au mieux y parvenir, car plus nous sommes nombreux à voter, plus la démocratie devient forte. Du&nbsp;6 au&nbsp;9&nbsp;juin&nbsp;2024, utilisez votre voix. Ou d’autres décideront pour vous.&lt;/p>&lt;p>© ANDCO A/S, 2024. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Parliament under conditions. Use or reproduction is prohibited without prior explicit permission from the respective right holders.&lt;/p>&lt;p> &lt;/p>

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&lt;p>Aujourd’hui, la démocratie peut nous paraître aller de soi dans l’Union européenne. Mais cela n’a pas toujours été le cas. Il n’y a pas si longtemps, des millions d’Européens ne pouvaient pas exercer leur droit de vote ni exprimer leurs opinions librement. Le simple fait d’être différent, d’avoir des convictions divergentes ou de vouloir changer de vie pouvait mettre leurs jours en danger. La démocratie est un héritage précieux des générations précédentes. Les Européens avaient soif de démocratie et se sont battus pour elle. Il nous appartient aujourd’hui de la défendre, de la rendre plus forte et de la transmettre aux générations futures. C’est en nous rendant aux urnes que nous pouvons au mieux y parvenir, car plus nous sommes nombreux à voter, plus la démocratie devient forte. Du&nbsp;6 au&nbsp;9&nbsp;juin&nbsp;2024, utilisez votre voix. Ou d’autres décideront pour vous.&lt;/p>&lt;p>© ANDCO A/S, 2024. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Parliament under conditions. Use or reproduction is prohibited without prior explicit permission from the respective right holders.&lt;/p>

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MEPs adopt the first EU-wide Disability Card and Parking Card for persons with disabilities during the plenary session in Strasbourg. The new rules, already agreed on by the Parliament and the Council, establishes an EU-wide disability card to make sure that, when travelling for a short period, people with disabilities have equal access to preferential conditions, such as reduced or zero entry fees, priority access and access to reserved parking. MEPs debate

Joint Debate - Disability cards: MEPs debate

MEPs adopt the first EU-wide Disability Card and Parking Card for persons with disabilities during the plenary session in Strasbourg. The new rules, already agreed on by the Parliament and the Council, establishes an EU-wide disability card to make sure that, when travelling for a short period, people with disabilities have equal access to preferential conditions, such as reduced or zero entry fees, priority access and access to reserved parking. Opening statements by Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ (Renew, SK), Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), Alice KUHNKE (Greens/EFA, SE), Rapporteurs, Linus GLANZELIUS (S&D, SE), TRAN Committee, Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT (EPP, ES), FEMM Committee. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Joint Debate - Disability cards: Opening statements by Rapporteurs, Linus GLANZELIUS (S&D, SE), TRAN Committee, Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT (EPP, ES), FEMM Committee

MEPs adopt the first EU-wide Disability Card and Parking Card for persons with disabilities during the plenary session in Strasbourg. The new rules, already agreed on by the Parliament and the Council, establishes an EU-wide disability card to make sure that, when travelling for a short period, people with disabilities have equal access to preferential conditions, such as reduced or zero entry fees, priority access and access to reserved parking. Closing statements by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ (Renew, SK), Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), Alice KUHNKE (Greens/EFA, SE), Rapporteurs

Joint Debate - Disability cards: Closing statements by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ (Renew, SK), Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), Alice KUHNKE (Greens/EFA, SE), Rapporteurs

EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Carlos MOEDAS, Mayor of Lisbon and young Portuguese. They exchange during the trip between Basilica da Estrela and Belem. At the arrival, Marcelo REBELO de SOUSA, President of Portugal, join them. The tram is decorated with the "go to vote" campaign logo for the European elections.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Lisbon (Portugal) - Tram Talk with Portuguese youth and Carlos MOEDAS, Mayor of Lisbon

EP president Roberta METSOLA meets with Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden: extracts from the meeting

How can the EU reform its economic model to benefit consumers and the planet? Aimilios in Belgium and Laetitia in France have (part of) the answer!

Aimilios and his Watt4Ever team recondition old electric car batteries to make new energy storage systems, effectively giving batteries a second life and saving precious raw materials and energy while avoiding additional pollution.

Laetitia and “Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée”, or HOP (“Stop Planned Obsolescence”), campaign for everyday products to last longer and be more repairable.

The European Parliament backs EU-wide measures to promote a circular economy, a right to repair and better recycling of raw materials, to avoid polluting the planet and to benefit your wallet.

EU programmes such as Horizon Europe plus rural and regional development funds make sure such projects get the resources they need.

Making the economy work for you and the planet: meet Aimilios and Laetitia - 9:16 EE24

Making the economy work for you and the planet: meet Aimilios and Laetitia - EE24

This infoclip shows the Ljubjana main train station and its ongoing renovation financed by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) that will increase the efficiency of rail transport for end users, especially by eliminating the existing bottleneck in Ljubljana. In particular, the renovation of the railway station in Ljubljana will increase the capacity for freight and passenger traffic in the wider city area with the aim of reducing the use of cars by daily migrants by enabling a 15-minute frequency of passenger trains in the Ljubljana area from all five directions in the morning and afternoon rush hours. The Recovery and Resilience Facility contributes EUR 214 million to the investment worth EUR 260 million in total. The works started in December 2023 and should be finalised by mid-2026.

Infoclip: Upgrade of the railway station - Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) - Ljubljana (Slovenia)

MEPs debate and vote on new EU rules to reduce emissions from passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers and to set battery durability requirements for them. The regulation governing the type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (Euro 7) aims to support the EU’s transition towards clean mobility and improve air quality. Closing statements by Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, and Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur.

Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7): Closing statement by Elisa FERREIRA, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, and Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur

MEPs debate and vote on new EU rules to reduce emissions from passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers and to set battery durability requirements for them. The regulation governing the type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (Euro 7) aims to support the EU’s transition towards clean mobility and improve air quality.

Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7): MEPs debate

MEPs debate and vote on new EU rules to reduce emissions from passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers and to set battery durability requirements for them. The regulation governing the type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (Euro 7) aims to support the EU’s transition towards clean mobility and improve air quality. Opening statements by Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur, Massimiliano SALINI (EPP, IT), ITRE Committee, Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), IMCO Committee, and Marian-Jean MARINESCU (EPP, RO), TRAN Committee. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7): Opening statement by Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur, and Elisa FERREIRA, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms

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